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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/euipo-grand-board-of-appeal-invalidates.html In an important decision concerning a declaration of invalidity, the EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal held that the figurative mark depicted below was deceptive and had been filed in bad faith within the meaning of Articles 7(1)(g) and 59(1)(b) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR): The case is... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/dr-michael-factor-further-remembrance.html The co-founder and longtime blogmeister of IPKat, Jeremy Phillips, has provided his remembrance of Dr. Michael Factor, who passed away earlier this week. Dealing with Michael Factor was one of the most exciting aspects of my time in IP. Truly a personality who was larger than life, his vast... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/in-memoriam-dr-michael-factor.html The intellectual property community in Israel, and followers of the IP blogosphere world-wide, are stunned by the news that our colleague, Dr. Michael Factor, passed away earlier this week, at a tragically young age (around 50 years of old). Michael, a native of London, held a Ph.D. in physics,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/us-supreme-court-rules-official-georgia.html As a longstanding matter of public policy under U.S. copyright law, government edicts are ineligible for protection. Justice Harlan described the principle in 1898: “no one can obtain the exclusive right to publish the laws of a state in a book prepared by him.” A question has however persisted: what falls... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/tuesday-thingies.html Quarantine hobbies Webinars and conferences After a detailed round-up of most recent developments in EU trade mark law, CJEU copyright decisions and national copyright decisions, JIPLP is now out with a series of live webinars. They will start tomorrow, April 29, with a live webinar on developments in the... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/is-covid-19-nietzschean-moment-for.html This Kat had the luxury of studying medieval history for his first degree, before being tasked with finding a path to gainful employment. One of the highlights was a session on the Black Death (1347-1351), which reportedly killed between 30%-60% of the population in Europe. What remains with this... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/guestpost-nadorcott-case-shifting-plant.html Gary (and the CJEU) takes a bite out of a plant variety Plant variety rights are the often ignored rights of the IP world. There are few cases. Most IP lawyers will never see a plant variety issue cross their desks. But, when they do, they raise fascinating issues. ... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/sunday-surprises_26.html It’s World IP Day! And in celebration thereof, here are some special treats for you… Traineeship and fellowship A doctoral contract at Sciences Po Paris is available! This forms part of ANR-DFG’s (Agence nationale de la recherche and Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) research project on the emergence of new intellectual property... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/happy-world-ip-day-from-ipkat.html The AmeriKat happily wonders at a leaf (and not her laptop) It is a sunny day in Central London. Looking outside at the blue skies, budding trees and residents walking their dogs you wouldn’t think it was a day unlike any other on the 26th of April. Until you... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/04/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last_26.html Have you missed the IPKat’s latest posts? Then this recap is for you! Four’s a Crowd? Copyright The DSM Directive still dominates the IPKat pages [see earlier contributions here, here, here, here and here], and now in its transposition phase. Kat Friend Lisa Moser brought us the news about... Continue reading
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